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352 Mr. H. Druce on new Species oj XXXIX. — Descriptions of some new Species of Eeterocera from Central America. By Herber'I' Druce, F.L.S. Fain. Sphingidae. Calliomma, Walk. Calliomma Zurcheri, sp. n. Primaries fawn-colour, shaded with olive-green along the costal margin and outer half of the wing ; an olive-green band crosses the wing near the base from the costal to the inner margin, and a second band beyond the cell; a row of lunular-shapcd olive-green markings extends across the wing from the middle of the inner margin to the apex ; the anal angle is slightly irroratcd with black scales ; the fringe greenish fawn-colour : secondaries brownish black, crossed from near the apex to the anal angle by a wide fawn-coloured band, the outer margin bordered with olive-green, the fringe fawn-colour. Underside of both wings reddish brown, irrorated with black scales, the outer margins grey, the basal portion of the primaries brownish black. Head, collar, tegulte, thorax, and abdomen fawn-colour shaded with olive-green ; antenna greyish brown. Expanse 4 inches. Hal. Costa liica, Santa Clara Valley, 1200 feet (F. .1. Zurcher) . A very distinct species, quite unlike any other known to me. Fam. Agaristidse. EUTHISANOTIA, ITiibn. EutJiisanotia argentata, sp. n. Primaries pale fawn-colour, greyish on the outer margin ; a wide silvery-white band extends from the base to the apex, crossed by a fawn-coloured line at the end of the cell ; the fringe greyish brown : secondaries yellow, broadly bordered from the apex to the anal angle with reddish fawn-colour; the marginal line black, the fringe white. Head and thorax greyish faMMi-colour ; abdomen pale yellow ; antcnnaj and logs grey. Ex])ansc 2 inches. JJah. ]\lexico, Orizaba (Mus. Druce) j Guatemala, in tlie city {Rodriguez).

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XXXIX.—Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from Central America

Herbert Druce
Annals And Magazine of Natural History (6) 13: 352-363 (1894)

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